New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-24
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS
THE WEEK IN ART CIRCLES.
NOTES ON THE KxHIBTTT0Ns-A COLLECTION IRON
PARIs-ART NEWS ELSEWHERE.

NOTES ON THE ExHIBITIONs-A COLLECTION FROM
PARIs-ART NEWS ELSEWHERE.
Tho Academy exhibition and the exhibition Of the
Society of American Artists will be followed IN tho
after part of the week BY tho Prize Fund exnioon.
with three oil exhibitions open at the same ume
sent activity In American art should be fully rep
resented Artists cannot complain OF lack OF oppor
funes for coming before the public, although inc
grumbng of tho rejected In order after every
ing. But the outsider may be pardoneo ior in'ens
that the artist no cannot obtain the acceptaooo
picture I'm any of the three exhibitions needs 70 I'M
prove the quality OF his art Much might DC sA'a
against the increase In tho numoer Oh oAnioos,
and the consequent incessant demand upon tne s'us
for new work. Without reference 20 tne eeners.
question 1t IL certain that tho material zoos nos
exist for three exhibitions ct the Same time wnoa
shaI be representative and OF tho first quality pus
as time goes on the Academy It continues i's now
policy will steadily draw to itself the ssrougess
artists In past years the Academy has often ssemoo
IN he an obstacle In the way the progress OF Amer
can art But II the Academy Is bent upon occupying
the place which It should, talk OF It's narro"ness
and Injustice" becomes pointless- ihere a1o
cIiques \" among the younger men as among .no
.Jn ona o,ter all 1, said the fact remains that the
Academy never suffered much from " chque
as did the Society of American Artists IN 100" INC
society was founded rs just protes, ss"ins'
Academic ultra conservatism and 1t fuhiied us ms
sou admirably for several years. But it Is aDsuru 70
ksen IN protesting when there is cause There Is
too much division among artists in New-fork;
union OF forces to impress the merit OF AneI0a"
art upon the public through the Academy, IL Aeaa.
emicans show spirit OF harness. VIII 10 ino,o
Good than n scattering of forces. Much depends
mon the attitude OF the Academy. but judgeh ov s
present exhibition. the Academy IS moro hoerai 'na
some who are pleased to imagine themselves arrayed
| against It,
| A meeting of contributors to the " Prize FUND
was held at the American Art Galleries yesterday 10
| appoint jury of acceptance After inc pictures
| .A..A,r arui1 nhn n
are selected and hung the contributors VIII cnooSe
| a iury OF award Who will select painting ana
niece of sculpture. two paintings as the case may
he each artist to receive the prize sum OF @2ooo'
| II the first choice is made both painting and scuip-
ture will 20 to the Metropolitan Museum OF Art whion
ba. received no examples of American sculpture for
two or three years If two paintings are selected
one will 90 to the Museum and the other to the Union
| League Club. II is stated that the Prize fu no
colIection will not be exhibited outside OF the CITY,
sithouoh an offer was made by ST. Louis, and some
thing was done in behalf OF Chicago and one or two
other cities The reason Even gsarsptes of sales
amounting TO $4,000. There will be . private
| view" of the Prize Fund exhibition on FRIDAY anu
| the public opening will probably % on SATURDAY
There are twenty-five contributors to the
Prize Fund" this year, most OF whom arc
bar are Me.srs William X. Vanderbilt, Cor
nelius Vanderbilt. Henry @. Marquand, Morris N.
Jesup. william Rockefeller; "; I, Walters; Andrsw
| Carnegie. III. NJ Fiagler. w. III. Fuller, Thomas b.
Clarke, III. G. Fahnestook, L. C. Moore George
Seney and l.. G. Delmonco
Altar the close of tho present exhibition the Acsd-
| emy galleries will DO occupied by an eXDioiIon VI
moderp French paintings to be held under the man
| anor,of the q American Association for the I'm
| movement and Encouragement Ut Art" corporate
title adopted by the firm composed OF messrs; SUTTON
Kirby and Robertson, In order to compH Win 'nc %
qurements for the importation OF pictures ID oonu. ~
"a undersood that tho present incorporation does nor
alov nnv sales of pictures thus imported, and IL
stated that no pictures will DO sold IRON thus coieo
tion All this i'll incite the dealers TO nuch 'loenoe
| of language, TOR two reasons ms cohecuon wax
hrought TO the city last fall and was TO have been OK
t,Lt,e ~ tho onening of the season Those who OF
posed the ml ortation OF pictures In BOND last spring
were aroused ut the prospect OF another eAnipilol
and exerted themselves at Washington TO procure
stricter construction OF the law. In TINS they wers
snccessfnl Ii was discovered that the woru sale
I acquiring In the articles OF Incorporation OF Tue
American Art Association could DO tskeo as protons
inc i'm ortatiou in bond 1ho exhlOltloh, thereIore
W.. giyen M and it Supposed that the pictures
had been sent back. But bessrs. Sutton snd hlroyy
attained the incorporation OF On association WIZ
r,jcIes slightly changed, aud also obtained permits
sion to retain the pictures nine months Vi 81
n appears that tho effort 10 prevent importation IN
, hoaa no, NOT been remarkably successful The news
of this exhibition will probably cause renewal U n'
kind of discussion which was common year ago, oI
the subject has beoD worn threadDare however, !
nossibe that some may be Wiling 10 rehash th
INK of eyasons OF tho law and unfair Discrimination
on one side and OF the liberty OF the dealers on th
her 20 form themselves into associations and impor
Dictnres In bond Two or three columns OF this en-
0 tiyeninp controversy may be found IN mes Vi ms
Years TRIBUNE.
Present interest. however, centres in the coming
exb,btiou which will contain about 100 painting
. | oolleoted by NJ. Durand-Ruel and Mr. W. H. hooerI
son. and lent by Paris amateurs and aiusts' ines'
are not paintings by impressonists ouu inc ooI'o
tIon ranges from Deacrox and Puvis de Chavannes
Varbo.ckboven The two examples OF Delaorolx, tn'
s Amende Honor able" and " Death OF Sardanapaius,
{ will be recognized by those familiar with DeIacroM
$ | paintings or with the catalogue raisonne OF MI
vork aa among tho most important OF his easel piet
Nos There will be no less than twelve paintings by
puvis dc Chavannes, whose influence has been 81
sropg in France OF recent years that ne mas oeen oae
the founder OF a school DE Chavannes Is an luesse
o a dreamer of Dreams painter whose naIneI SD
has born characterized absurdly Affected, out al
rtist of great technical strength and OF degree o.
culture very at least among bis younger oontem
nornries Ills pictures have not bee seen Ia this city
: | one reason probably. being tie occupation OF s.
much OF his time with mural painting and tresooes
d This will be- represented by reduction, small
@ | renIica of a part of his work In the Pantheon
@ Lefebvres Surprise OF Diana" Henners Le'Ssue
and aillards portrait OF Leo KILL will also be ex
Rousseau, A D%pfo, courbot. Massoner, GcrOme
4 | Jaonue dc Nttis, Alfred Stevens Frere Jalaoert
. Frmin, Girard, Cot j. l. Brown, Melin,, Billet
- Damoye Jacomn, and Willems The names OF ZnOer
" Barau Blottc, Bertrand St. Pierre, bar.lioTf nres
le and Breslau are less familiar to our public ms eS
hibition will be opened at the Academy about May ~
IN ibis mas peen hquio' "0oA "' 'N ,--I' g Al,
e. usual when there is neither the excitement OF th
&c openina nor prospect OF an Immediate close In
10 sales amount to $685. 900 round numbers The pie
= ures sold since the last time of writing are In
- Rehearsal tor the Ball" Percy Moran, $500
s. q Roses" r. s. Saokett. $75 " The First Up" w.
OF Birney, 1925 and Neglected Land J. f. Murphy
ID $500.
IN Tho ze-giving at the Academy this year was
pleasant contrast to last years experience Inere wa
ba lew to find much fault with tho awards IL Is prof.
ably through one OF the catalogue errat
ns tina. Mr. Dewings picture is not marked as eigib
III tor a prize Mr.. Tyon night have been much bette
re represented than by the aaaseafe WHEN reSeea